The study aimed to identify the administrative efficiency in the era of Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah be pleased with him. It explains the concepts of administrative efficiency, management in Islam and the Islamic administrative thought, efficiency, and the methods used by Omar bin Abdul Aziz, in developing administrative competencies in the Islamic state. In addition, the study explains Omar's policy in state administration and appointing of governors and judges, and his methods in reforming the financial management. The importance of this research lies in its focus on the importance of knowing the methods by which states advance and achieve interests and close the doors of corruption, guided by the foundations oflslamic civilization, especially the caliphate of Omar bin Abdul Aziz. As well as the importance of revealing the shortcomings in the mechanisms used to develop competencies in our contemporary reality. The researcher followed the descriptive approach, which depends on the method of induction and analysis, as well as on the comparative approach. The study presents and analyzes the methods of developing administrative competencies in the modern era. This research reached several results, the most important of which are: (1) The distinction of Omar bin Abdul-Aziz's administration, may Allah be pleased with him, and his guardianship of Muslims. From the administrative model that we seek to crystallize and highlight. (3) The leadership qualities that Omar bin Abdul Aziz possessed, and the administrative principles that he applied, are in their entirety qualities and principles that were based on characteristics, foundations and Islamic principles and principles, comprehensive and comprehensive. ( 4) Attributes of Omar bin Abdul Al-Aziz and his principles and administrative applications, are a unique model, in idealism, realism, and success. Through the results of the study, it recommended a set of recommendations, and suggested a set of sci en ti fie theses through the content of the study.

This study aims to investigate the status of educational management performance adopted by education departments in the KSA in light of the standards of total quality management and from educational supervisors' point of view. It also attempts to build and test proposed standards for the quality of administrative performance of these departments in light of the standards of total quality management and from educational supervisors' point of view. The study follows a descriptive-analytical method. The overall number of the study population is (9002) educational supervisors of ( 4 7) education departments in the KSA. These departments are divided according to the Ministry of education into five geographical areas: (North, East, West, midland, and South). Samples representing all sectors are randomly selected. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire of 119 items has been designed taking into consideration the face validity and stability test of the coefficient of Cronbach's alpha reaching general stability (0.99). The study selected sample is (369) educational supervisors and the applied analyses are: statistical (SPSS), descriptive, exploratory, EF A, CF A, AMOS, and the Smart PLS. The study concludes: the current status of the quality of educational management performance adopted by education departments in the KSA is low with an average of 1.57 and a standard deviation of 1.161 from the point of view of the educational supervisors; the importance of ten proposed criteria with an average of(4.3) and a standard deviation of(.871); alternative standards of the quality of educational management performance seem to be acceptable, significant and valid. Further, the study proposes and recommends a model that includes main and secondary standards to achieve high quality in educational management performance of education departments in the KSA equal to international quality standards.

This research emphasizes on the methodology of al-Imam Ibn cAshur in communicating with the prophetic traditions (ahadith) in al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir. This research is based on the analytical study and critical approach. The analytical study is focused on three main points. Firstly, the biography of Ibn cAshur and an introduction to his book al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir. Secondly, the explanation of Ibn cAshur's stand on the most important discussions of Sunnah: Hujjiyyat al-Sunnah, Istiqlaliyyat al-Sunnah fi al-Tashric, Tawdih al-Sunnah li al-Qur'an, al-Ishkal fi al-Hadith and his stand regarding al-Ahadith al-Mutacaridah wa al-Mutawafiqah. Thirdly, the explanation of Ibn cAshur's methodology in communicating with the most important discussions of Hadith; al-Istidlal, al-Takhrij, al-Hukm cala al-Hadith and Sharh al-Hadith. As for the critical approach, this research undergoes the practical side of al-Takhrij by verifiying the prophetic traditions (ahadith) in al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir in order to reclaim its sources and its authenticity. In conclusion, some important facts are found. First, the book of al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir includes both Tafsir bi al-Ma'thur and Tafsir bi al-Ra'y. Second, Ibn cAshur was an Ashcariyy in faith and a Malikiyy in fiqh, but he still upheld the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and was humble in discussions and debates. Third, Ibn cAshur some times verified the prophetic traditions (ahadith) that he had in his book al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir. This noble action is especially rare in most of the current books of Tafsir. Finally, the book of al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir, like any other books, contains some non-acceptable prophetic traditions (ahadith) but they are small in number compared to the large volumes of prophetic traditions (ahadith). This fact does give its readers and researcher a sense of relief.

This study investigates the relationship between self-regulated learning strategies and self-efficacy among Kulliyyah of Human Sciences IIUM undergraduate students. It also attempts to identify the common self-regulated learning strategies that students use during their study and identify the level of self-efficacy. Lastly, it also investigates if there is a re1ationship between self-regulated ]earning strategies and self-efficacy with the variables of gender, CGPA and major. The study utilizes two questionnaires. The first measures self-regulated learning strategies and the second questionnaire measures students' level of self-efficacy. A stratified random sampling was used to se1ect 293 undergraduate students from the Ku1liyyah of Human Sciences. Descriptive statistics, correlational ana1ysis and cross tabulation are used to analyze the data. Findings provide evidence that respondents frequently use some strategies like "keeping records and monitoring", "reviewing texts, notes and test" in their study with the majority of the students being at the moderate ]eve] of self-efficacy. The study also shows that there is a significant relationship between self-regulated learning strategies and self-efficacy. As for gender and CGPA they did not correlate significantly with self-regulated learning strategies, while major has significant relationship with self-regulated learning strategies. Finally, there is no significant relationship between self-efficacy and variables of gender and CGP A. In contrast, the ]eve] of self-efficacy has a significant relationship with majors.

Telecommunications remain one of the most strategic economic sectors that assume prominence in the current discourses on growth and integration of national economies and transnational production. An effective telecommunications system enables countries to achieve impressive socio-economic gains. However, the Nigerian telecommunications system under state monopoly has been characterized as grossly inefficient and financially a burden on the government, among others. The government has placed a conscious strategy towards regulatory reforms in the sector. The reforms emphasize on market opening by allowing entry of private and transnational operators into the country's telecommunications market, which will eventually lead to a transformation within the industry. This study attempts to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the transformation in Nigeria's telecommunications industry, with emphasis on the impact towards economic growth. The privatization policy in this sector that resulted in the emergence of private and transnational firms, led to telephone services being more easily accessible, cost effective and competitive amongst the operators. The central argument of this study is that a significant correlation exists between market competition and growth, showing Nigerian telecommunications has been positively affected by the new deregulation policy. The positive impact of deregulations was proven by the growth rate of the selected indicators that were arranged into two broad dimensions: economic and technological dimensions. The economic dimension focuses on some economic variables, namely the sector's investment growth rate and revenue percentage compared to GDP, while the technological dimension gives emphasis towards technological and ICT related indicators, to be precise, advanced telecommunications infrastructure and the emergence of new telecommunication services.

This dissertation presents a comprehensive study of the issue of talfiq (concoction) in Islamic banking contracts. Many people believe that Islamic banking is merely a replication of conventional banking and does not meet the spirit (maqasid) of shariah due to the similarities between Islamic finance products and conventional usurious products in their economic effects. The study is divided into five chapters, with the first chapter introducing the problem and the structure of the dissertation .The second chapter delves into the concepts of ijtihad, taq?ld, and ift??, clarifying the terms and conditions related to each concept. The third chapter provides a detailed explanation of the concept of talfiq and its types, as well as the difference between talfiq and other related terms in Islamic jurisprudence .The forth chapter discusses the emergence of Islamic banking and whether adopting an approach of h?lah in forming Islamic financial contracts is acceptable. It also explains why Islamic banks are forced to imitate conventional banking and the economic consequences of such imitation .The fifth chapter provides a critical analysis of the main Islamic financial contracts, including mur?baha, ig?rah muntahia bi’taml?k, and mush?rakah mutan?qisah. The study has adopted an inductive approach in gathering the related information. It also applied an analytic method to discuss the arguments and deduce its results. The study concludes that the main reason why Islamic banks are forced to imitate conventional ones is the banking system, where finance is connected with money creation. Therefore, adopting a different system that separates money creation from finance is necessary to provide authentic halal products.